Toy.



No. 817,549. PATENTED APR. 10, 1906.

H. B. GOATES.

TOY.

APPLIOATIOK FILED OCT. 14,1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 10, 1906.

Application filed October 14, 1905. Serial No. 282.735,

To (all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY EDWARD COATES, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and Improved Toy, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and Improved toy in theform of a: bucking mule or like animal arranged to afford considerableamusement to children.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointedout in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement, showing the animal inbucking position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, showing theanimal in normal position, Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of thesame,

and Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view of the a'ctuat-.

ing-gear for the animal, taken on the line 4 4 in Fig. 3.

A suitably-constructed base A is mounted on wheels B to permit ofconveniently moving the toy about on the floor, the wheels be ingpreferably in the form of toothed wheels to allow of holding the base Ain position during the bucking movements of the animal C, mounted on thebase A, as hereinafter more fully described.

The fore legs C of the animal C are rigidly secured to the base A, andon the fore legs C is fulcruined the body C to allow the body to swingfrom a normal position shown in Fig. 2 into a bucking position, asillustrated in full lines in Fig. 1 and in dotted lines in Fig. 3. Forthe purpose mentioned a rope D or other flexible connection is attachedat one end to an eye-slide E, on the opposite sides of which are paintedor otherwise produced a full eye E and a half-eye E either of whichappears through an opening C formed. in the head C of the animal C. Theeye-slide E is mounted to slide in a diagonal direction in the head Cand the rope D extends from the slide E through the mouth-opening C ofthe head C to then pass downward and through an eye F, secured to thefront middle portion of the base A.

A lever G, fulcrumed on the top of the base A, is attached at its freeend to the rope D, which latter after leaving the lever G may be hookedonto a guideway H, secured to one side of the base A, as plainly shownin the drawings. lVhen the rope D is engaged with the guideway H and apull is exerted on the rope, then the lever G swings from a longitudinalinto a transverse position, thus exerting a pull on that portion of therope extending through the eye or guideway F to the slide E, whereby thelatter is caused to slide in the head C and when abutting with its lowerend against a fixed portion of the head then a further pull on the ropeD causes the body C of the animal to swing into bucking position.(Illustrated in Fig. l and in dotted lines in Fig. 3.) lVhen the body Cis in normal position, the full eye E appears through the opening C butwhen the slide E is moved on actuating the rope D, as above ex plained,then the half-eye E appears in the opening C to give the animal aferocious appearance, as shown in Fig. 1. "When the operator releasesthe pull on the rope D, the body C swings back by its own Weight intonormal horizontal position shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The ears C of the animal C are hinged on the head C and are connected bya rope I or similar flexible connection with the upper end of the slideE, so that when the slide E moves in a downward and forward direction onpulling the rope D, as previously explained, then a rearward swingingmotion is given to the ears C to move the same from the normalapproximately vertical position into a rearward or folded-down position,as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. When the pull on the rope D is released,then the spring-hinge I for the ears C causes the latter to swing backinto normal position, the spring-hinge being sufficiently strong to alsodraw the eyeslide E and the rope, D back to normal position.

The rear legs C of the animal C are fulcrumed on the body C and the tailC is connected by a spring-hinge I with the body C of the animal. A ro eJ or other flexible connection is attached at one end to the fulcrumedend of the rear legs C and the other end of the said rope J is attachedto the tail C a distance beyond the hinge I The rope J extends from thehind legs C around a pin L, attached to the body C of the animal, tothen pass around a pin K, held on an upward extension C of the fore legsC. The rope J after passing around the pin K again passes over the pin Lto then extend through an opening C at the back of the animal to connectwith the tail C as before mentioned. l/Vhen the body (1 is in a normalposition, as shown in full lines in Fig. 3, then the hind legs 0 extenddownward and rest or nearly touch the base A, while the tail C hangs ina normal position. When the body 0 is swung into a bucking position,however, as before explained, then the rope J on account of passing overthe pins L and. K, of which the latter is stationary and the pin L moveswith the body, a swinging motion is given to the rear legs C and thetail C so that the same swmg upward into bucking position, asillustrated in Fig. 1. I

From the foregoing it will be seen that the animal assumes a naturalbucking position. when the rope D is pulled, as the body as well as theeyes, ears, hind legs, and tail move simultaneously to produce thedesired result.

A rider 0, having hinged. legs 0, may be seated on the body C of theanimal to straddle the body with the legs, the hands 0 of the riderfitting opposite sides of the mane C on the head 0 of the animal to giveconsiderable stability to the rider. it is evident, however, that whenthe rope D is successively pulled and released a number of times therider 0 is finally dislodged and. thrown off the animal, thusheightening the amusement of the children. I

It is understood that when the rope D is not engaged with the guideway Hand the rope is drawn forward, then the lever G swings forward againstthe eye or guideway F, so that on further drawing on the rope D the baseA is drawn forward over the floor without causing a bucking action ofthe animal Cthat is, the animal C remains in normal position while thebase is wheeled over the floor. When the rope D is engaged with theguideway H and a pull is exerted on the rope, then the toy remainsstationary, as the pull is exerted transversely and the teeth of thewheels B tend to hold the base A against transverse movement.

The toy is very simple in construction, can be cheaply manufactured, andis not liable to get easily out of order.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A toy comprising a body having a fixed head andmovable ears, tail and rear legs, fixed fore legs upon which the body ismounted to swing, an eye-slide in the head, a flexible connectionleading from the eye-slide and means whereby traction upon theconnection may move the eye-slide, swing the body upon the fore legs,and swing the rear legs, ears and tail upon the body.

2. A toy provided with a bucking animal, comprising a body, a head fixedon the body, fixed fore legs on which the body is mounted to swing, anoperating flexible connection with the head of the body for imparting aswinging motion thereto, a fixed guideway for the flexible connectionbelow the said head, a lever connected at its free end with the saidflexible connection, and a second guideway for the said flexibleconnection arranged transverse to one side of the animal.

3. A toy provided with a bucking animal, comprising a body, a head fixedon the body, fixed fore legs on which the body is mounted to swing, rearlegs mounted to swing on the said body, a tail mounted to swing on thebody, a flexible connection, between the said rear legs, tail and fixedfore legs, an eyeslide in. the said head, and an operating flexibleconnection extending into the head and. connected with the saideye-slide.

4. A toy provided with a bucking animal, comprising a body, a head fixedon the body, fixed fore legs on which the body is mounted to swing, rearlegs mounted. to swing on the said body, a tail mounted to swing on thebody, a flexible connection between the said rear legs, tail and fixedfore legs, an eye-slide in the said head, an operating flexibleconnection extending into the head and connected with the saideye-slide, the ears of the said head being pivoted thereon, and aconnection between the said ears and the eyeslide.

5. A toy provided. with a bucking animal, comprising a body, a headfixed. on the body, fixed fore legs on which the body is mounted toswing, an operating flexible connection with the head of the body forimparting a swinging motion thereto, and a rider strad' dling the saidbody and having spaced. hands for engaging the mane on the animals head.

6. A toy comprising a wheeled base, a bucking animal mounted on the saidbase, a flexible operating connection connected with the said animal,guideways on the said base for the passage of the flexible connection,and a lever fulcrumed on the said base and connected with the saidflexible connection at a point between the said guideways.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY EDWVARD COATES.

Witnesses C. E. SCHEUNERT, C. C. GEIGER.

